News 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

[DCLcruiser]

The creature better be a dinosaur.

 

[HonorableMention]

"Indiana Jones: A new Indy experience is set to arrive in Disney’s Animal Kingdom and will be different from any other Indiana Jones experience around the world. In this new venture, the man with the hat has recently discovered a perfectly preserved Maya temple, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time to explore it. He’s heard rumors about a mythical creature deep within the temple — and he’s got to see it for himself. So, he brings us along on the adventure… but will there be snakes? We’ll just have to wait and see."

This makes me feel a bit better about its cohesiveness with AK.

I just hope they find some way to reuse one of the dino animatronics, or that they at least aren’t completely scrapped

 

[Tha Realest]

I really hope an adult Short Round is our host for the Indiana Jones ride in the same way Sallah is our guide in DL.

 

[Big_Shakalaka]

I really hope an adult Short Round is our host for the Indiana Jones ride in the same way Sallah is our guide in DL.

When they had him on stage last night, I was thinking the same thing.

 

[celluloid]

Really it's not too different in scale than Temple of the Forbidden Eye. What it just needs are more trees to help mask its size.
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This is accurate, but that is not what was originally rendered. What was originally shown was closer to Tokyo Disney Sea's.

 

[the_rich]

The latest art appears to be a lot more realistic to what they can actually build there. I feel like the original art was very much a blue-sky view.

Some people are really bending over backwards today to downplay all the announcements. I haven't been this optimistic in a long time.

 

[EagleScout610]

So, what I'm reading is, the countdown to extinction for Dinosaur is nearing 0?

Thank you, I'll see myself out

 

[Animaniac93-98]

If construction starts this fall and it opens in fall 2027, that's 3 years total.

Historically, that's the average time for Disney to build major projects. The reason why it seems short is that most of the things that recently opened in WDW were all dragged out due to the pandemic and Disney intentionally halting work.

 

[DCBaker]

Model photos via Scott Gustin:

 

[the_rich]

Is it me or does that encanto show building look huge?

 

[cdunlap]

I still stand by that it will be Quetzalcoatl..Indy hates snakes! And now Serpents..

Looks like this to me...

Quetzalcoatl is an Aztec god and this Indy ride specifically takes place in a Maya temple, so I don’t see Quetzalcoatl being featured!

 

[PREMiERdrum]

While I 100% think this will be a very successful transition, they're reeeeaaaalllly doing very, very little to the existing structures. The Institute's facade mostly remains just behind the new temple weenie, and Restaurantosaurus survives with just about everything but the Quonset hut. Also, it's difficult to find the "garden" animal exhibits in the model... that's a bit concerning.

 

[cdunlap]

along with a tusked being at the base...

Those are the jaws of Xibalba, the Maya underworld!

 

[Brian]

 

[McMickeyWorld]

I still stand by that it will be Quetzalcoatl..Indy hates snakes! And now Serpents..

Looks like this to me...

It could be Kukulkán. I'm not sure of the technical term, but it could be said that it's a similar deity. I might ask my sister for more information or sources about Kukulkán later.

 

[McMickeyWorld]

Model photos via Scott Gustin:

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I like that path between Encanto and Indy. I had been thinking that in the future there's no way to expand the land, but that gives me hints that they might have a plan.

 

[James Alucobond]

While I 100% think this will be a very successful transition, they're reeeeaaaalllly doing very, very little to the existing structures. The Institute's facade mostly remains just behind the new temple weenie, and Restaurantosaurus survives with just about everything but the Quonset hut. Also, it's difficult to find the "garden" animal exhibits in the model... that's a bit concerning.

Minus the animal comment, I honestly think that's good. The bones have always been fine in the areas that weren't Dino-Rama. Efficiency is a good path forward with this.

 

[natatomic]

Also we would be losing the Boneyard which is an excellent area for the younger set.

I know this isn’t a big deal to everyone, but this really bums me out. This is a favorite of all my kids, and it wasn’t unusual for us to spend a couple hours there each visit.

And I’m still salty they removed the HISTK playground.

Anyway, it always seemed busy…I can’t imagine it had low guest satisfaction scores. Guess you can’t monetize a playground though….

 

[rezzyk]

While I 100% think this will be a very successful transition, they're reeeeaaaalllly doing very, very little to the existing structures. The Institute's facade mostly remains just behind the new temple weenie, and Restaurantosaurus survives with just about everything but the Quonset hut. Also, it's difficult to find the "garden" animal exhibits in the model... that's a bit concerning.

Are there going to be animal exhibits? Doesn't seem like there are any on the model and no one has talked about it.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

Are there any ideas on Nemo musical’s fate? Can the building be tied into the Encato attraction?